Ten Who Dared

Brian Keith in western adventure
STORY: This western adventure is based on the true story of the 1869 scientific expedition of explorer U.S. Major John Wesley Powell (John Beal) travel a thousand miles to map the Colorado River in three boats, including through the treacherous rapids of the Grand Canyon. Civil war veterans of both sides are on the trip, and some old wounds are hard to heal. A nice element of the story is the smaller story of the dog who rescues the major. A group of 10 was formed for the expedition, including Bill Dunn (Brian Keith). The film shows some of the adventure, comradeship and conflict these men faced. Brian Keith is the standout here as the astronomer and is full of personality.

TRIVIA & BEHIND THE SCENES: Directed by William Beaudine. The film was released to theaters on October 18, 1960. The studio was always ahead in cross-promoting their products, and released a behind the scenes feature on the making of the movie to the weekly Disney anthology show that aired October 16,...

Brian Keith in western adventure by Disney
STORY: This western adventure is based on the true story of the 1869 scientific expedition of explorer U.S. Major John Wesley Powell (John Beal) travel a thousand miles to map the Colorado River in three boats, including through the treacherous rapids of the Grand Canyon. Civil war veterans of both sides are on the trip, and some old wounds are hard to heal. A nice element of the story is the smaller story of the dog who rescues the major. A group of 10 was formed for the expedition, including Bill Dunn (Brian Keith). The film shows some of the adventure, comradeship and conflict these men faced. Brian Keith is the standout here as the astronomer and is full of personality.

TRIVIA & BEHIND THE SCENES: Directed by William Beaudine. The film was released to theaters on October 18, 1960. The studio was always ahead in cross-promoting their products, and released a behind the scenes feature on the making of the movie to the weekly Disney anthology show that aired October 16,...

this one misses the boat.
for an adventure movie, this one is a real cream puff. the movie title promises great adventure and some history but ends up being a "looking for benji". boats running the rapids are not bad but cannot save this movie from sinking.

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